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EDIS, 2007 Revised! ENY-296, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by R. W. Baldwin and F. M. Oi, describes this pest of humans which infests 10-12 million people each year in the United States, its biology, prevention, treatment, and management, including best practices
Rebecca W. Baldwin, Faith M. Oi
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Pediatrics, 2010 Head lice infestation is associated with limited morbidity but causes a high level of anxiety among parents of school-aged children. Since the 2002 clinical report on head lice was published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, patterns of resistance ...
Joseph A. Bocchini +2 more
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Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana Genotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To determine the presence of Bartonella quintana in head and body lice from persons in different locations in Ethiopia, we used molecular methods. B. quintana was found in 19 (7%) genotype C head lice and in 76 (18%) genotype A body lice. B.
Emmanouil Angelakis +6 more
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Investigation of Head Lice and Intestinal Parasites in Primary and Secondary School in Sivas
Türkiye Parazitoloji DergisiObjective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites and head lice in primary school-aged children and to determine a possible relationship between the co-occurrence of ecto-endoparasitesMethods:The study were ...
Sevinç Çamdalı +5 more
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Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2016 Conflicting information about the proper treatment of head lice has given rise to uncertainty among patients and treating personnel. For example, the reported efficacy of permethrin fell from 97% in the 1990s to 30% in 2010.Review of the literature based on a selective search of PubMed.In Germany, outbreaks of head lice mainly occur among 5- to 13-year-
Laura, Meister, Falk, Ochsendorf
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Head lice in the eyelashes. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med JInfection of the eyelashes with head lice is extremely rare. We report the case of a 10-year-old child who presented with a head lice infection of the eyelashes. A 10-year-old male patient presented to the ophthalmology department complaining of itching of the eyelids, redness, watering, whitish discharge, and a burning sensation for one week.
Belabbes MB, Taouri N.
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Temporal and spatial variations in lice numbers on salmon farms in the Hardanger fjord 2004-06 [PDF]
, 2009 The long and narrow Hardanger fjord in western Norway has a high density of salmon farms and has had severe salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, problems.
, Norwegian Research Council (Funder) +28 more
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Molecular investigation and genetic diversity of Pediculus and Pthirus lice in France
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Humans are parasitized by three types of lice: body, head and pubic lice. As their common names imply, each type colonizes a specific region of the body. The body louse is the only recognized disease vector. However, an increasing awareness of
Nadia Amanzougaghene +6 more
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Can kunzea oil (Kunzea ambigua) control head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)? [PDF]
, 2016 Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations are a public health concern. The insecticidal properties of the Australian native plant Kunzea ambigua (commonly known as tick bush) have been documented. In this study, we tested activity of kunzea oil (
Williams, C.R. +4 more
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COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFECT OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND IVERMECTIN ON HEAD LICE [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2021 Head lice cause social problems for patients as embarrassment, inflammation, skin irritationand secondary bacterial infection. Treating head lice is difficult because of development of resistanceto drug.
ABDEL-AZIZ EL-RIFAIE +4 more
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